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Bullock v. United States
Citation:
122 F.2d 213, 213-215 (D.C. Cir. 1941)Facts
The parties dispute over the question whether the plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to support defendant’s conviction of first degree murder. After the killing, appellant escaped. He was indicted in 1932, when the crime was committed, but was not arrested until 1939. Appellant is an illiterate Negro. He testified that policemen kicked and beat him to compel him to sign the confession; that this made him dizzy and almost blind; that he thought they would kill him if he did not sign. The jail physician testified that he gave defendant ointment, gauze, and adhesive for wounds caused by an abrasive influence. The police denied all violence.
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